A dealer wishes to purchase a number of fans and sewing machines. He has only Rs.5760 to invest and has space for at most 20 items. A fan costs him Rs.360 and a sewing machine \pm240. He expects to sell a fan at a profit of \approx 22 and a sewing machine at a profit of \pm 18 . Assuming that he can sell all the items that he buys, how should he invest his money to maximize the profit? Solve the graphically and find the maximum profit.
A dealer wishes to purchase a number of fans and sewing machines. He has only Rs.5760 to invest and has space for at most 20 items. A fan costs him Rs.360 and a sewing machine \pm240. He expects to sell a fan at a profit of \approx 22 and a sewing machine at a profit of \pm 18 . Assuming that he can sell all the items that he buys, how should he invest his money to maximize the profit? Solve the graphically and find the maximum profit.

Let the number of fans bought be x and sewing machines bought be y.
\therefore According to the question,
360 x+240 y \leq 5760, x+y \leq 20, x \geq 0, y \geq 0
Maximize Z=22 x+18 y
The feasible region determined by 360 x+240 y \leq 5760, x+y \leq 20, x \geq 0, y \geq 0 is given by

The corner points of the feasible region are A(0,0), B(0,20), C(8,12), D(16,0). The value of Z at corner points is

The maximum value of Z is 392 at point (8,12).
The dealer must buy 8 fans and 12 sewing machines to make the maximum profit.